The people present looked at this fat shopkeeper and their hearts were greatly changed to him, the family was rich, but his family didn't even change a few new clothes all year round, it can be described as a model of thrifty housekeeping, I didn't expect to take out so much money at this time, and I didn't even blink my eyes.

When night fell, countless wealthy family owners and businessmen stepped into the Taibai Building with gloomy faces, many rangers stood on the street like sculptures, their eyes looked at the bright and quiet Taibai Building, everyone dared to disagree tonight, they would definitely break the person into pieces.

These people suddenly showed a look of adoration, and in the eyes of everyone, Cai Cong stepped into the Taibai Building as usual.

This is the demeanor of a big man! When Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and the whole Yangzhou was panicked, only such a big man could be in a normal state of mind.

"Meet Master Hou."

The three floors above and below Taibai Building were full of people, and they all got up and saluted when Cai Cong came in.

"Sit down! You know why you're here today, right? Cai Cong walked to the third floor and sat on the main seat, and then said lightly.

"Back to Master Hou, I'll wait to know."

Everyone said in unison, some of them were eager to try, they had already prepared a cart of silver, and they would hand over the silver to the Thorn Mansion when Cai Cong gave an order.

"Alas~ In that case, then you guys will tell me whose daughter is better to kiss?"

Cai Cong said with a sigh, everyone's eyes almost fell, and kiss? With which family?

"Master Hou, who are you going to be close to?" Old Qiao immediately asked, as a don't have anything to do with this, it is necessary to ask.

"Naturally, it is with the pirates of the big food country, at the moment there are no soldiers in Yangzhou, the big food country is menacing, if you don't give way to Yangzhou, you are afraid that you will be ruined, Ben Hou thought about it and decided to select the right person from the school-age women to go to the family, and then send money and silver to send these livestock. When the army returns, it will trample on the great food. ”

Cai Cong said with sadness, the faces of the people present all changed greatly, how could this be, it was difficult for them to plan to live and die with Yangzhou City, Cai Cong's change was simply unexpected.

"Master Hou, don't do it! With pirates and personally, not to mention that you hate and kiss the most? The villain has raised 5,000 taels of silver, if it is not enough for the villain to sell his business tomorrow and raise more money, the villain is willing to live and die with Yangzhou City. ”

The shopkeeper Tong's status is not high, he stood on the first floor and looked up at the third floor and shouted angrily, everyone looked at him, most people felt the same way, and a few people looked at him with the eyes of a fool.

"Alas~ A drop in the bucket is useless, Shopkeeper Tong still thinks about whose woman is more suitable."

"Hou Ye doesn't need to say more, if Hou Ye insists on going his own way, the villain will recruit righteous people to resist the pirates. The villain thought that Hou Ye was a man who stood up to the sky, but he never thought about it...... It's chilling! ”

Shopkeeper Tong said disheartenedly and returned to his seat dejectedly.

"Master Hou has a way of unity, as long as we can repel pirates, we will not hesitate to scatter all our wealth. Please take back that ridiculous fate! ”

Dozens of people stood up and said in unison, their roots are in Yangzhou, and they are well-educated people, so they are naturally unwilling to face a group of pirates in such a humiliating way, and they also have to absurdly send women and money to pirates.

"What's the use of recruiting villagers in a hurry? Those people are the elite divisions of the Great Food Country, and ordinary villagers are their opponents, instead of watching them burn and rob, it is better to take the initiative to send money and women, so that Yangzhou is safe! ”

Cai Cong persuaded hard, and at this time, an old gentleman on the third floor slapped the table and stood up and shouted: "Shut up to the old man, how can a big country allow barbarians to act recklessly?" If you dare to send money to a woman, the old man will go to Chang'an to beat the drum. Hou Ye don't want to stare at the old man, don't think that you are the old man of the country and be afraid of you, for the sake of righteousness and reason, the old man can die at any time. ”

"Mr. Xu, why is this difficult, although Ben Hou has lost face by doing this, he has saved Yangzhou City! The common people will understand us, you see that so many people here support the peace, it can be seen that this is what everyone expects! ”

Cai Cong persuaded hard, Mr. Xu snorted at Cai Cong with contempt, his trembling body stood straight, and his loud voice spread from Taibai Building to the street.

"If you don't agree to make peace with the pirates, please get up and leave here with the old man, this place makes the old man feel dirty."

As soon as Mr. Xu's words fell, ninety percent of the people, including the officials, got up and left their seats to watch the old figure walk down from the third floor with firm steps.

"Hmph, stubborn, eating the ancients, Hou Ye This is just an expedient measure, when the army comes back from Lingnan, it will inevitably kill the pirates without leaving a piece of armor, what do you do to save face for Hou Ye? The villain fully supports you in negotiating peace with the pirates, as long as you don't fight, you can say anything. ”

The head of the Qin family sat on the second floor and said loudly, full of contempt for Cai Cong in his heart, saying that he was invincible in the world, and when he really encountered something, he was simply a gutsless rat, and the pirates had not yet come, and they were already thinking about sending money to women.

"Ahh

Someone at the next table had no scruples and spit directly on the head of the Qin family with a mouthful of phlegm.

"The shaft is rude! How can a woman compare with the people of the city? Hou Ye, please cure his crimes. ”

The head of the Qin family looked at the phlegm on his clothes, a nausea surged upward, wiped it with a cloth, and said to Cai Cong angrily.

"In the seventeen years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a crime for spitting, and this case is not open to this Hou. Qin Shanchuan and others were loyal and still supported Ben Hou at this time, and Ben Hou was deeply grateful. ”

Cai Cong looked at the dozen or so people who didn't get up and said with satisfaction, and those people hurriedly got up and saluted and said polite words modestly.

However, Cai Cong would not be polite to them, and when the smile on their faces had not faded, Cai Cong said: "You thirteen people who have not got up at the table, one of you will send a girl and 10,000 taels of silver, and you will send it to the pirates when you go back." ”

The smiling faces of the Qin family master and the others froze, how could they still look at the money and people? The head of the Qin family hurriedly asked: "Master Hou, are you mistaken, we are supporting you, you can't hurt us!" ”

"Bastard! Why did Ben Hou hurt you? Everyone else is unwilling to get married, as long as you are willing to be married, this money and people should naturally be paid by you, do you still want the government or Mr. Xu to pay them? ”

Cai Cong's eyes glared and said as a matter of course, the head of the Qin family was full of bitterness, this time it was a stone to hit his own foot, and his daughter was okay to say, he had more daughters, and he didn't feel distressed at all if he sent one out, but if he had to pay for it, it was no different from letting him bleed.

The audience burst into laughter, and even the old Mr. Xu, who looked at death as if he was at home, couldn't help but hold on to the fence of the stairs and laugh.

(End of chapter)